BAA BOYS BASKETBALL
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2026 Playoff Brackets
The Bloomington Athletic Association delivers fun, affordable, and safe youth sports experiences fueled by our passionate volunteers. Our Boys’ Basketball program provides kids from 2nd—12th grade with the opportunity to develop sportsmanship, teamwork, and motor skills while having fun in a family-friendly atmosphere.
BAA Boys Basketball Program Overview:
The season runs for boys’ basketball from January to March. There are typically Player & Coaches Clinic, pre-season practices, an exhibition game, and 8-12 regular-season games with 2-3 additional practices, depending on the grade level. There are no Wednesday activities. The program concludes with an end-of-season tournament in mid-March.
Volunteers:
For our basketball program, volunteers are needed as coaches, assistant coaches, scorekeepers, and more. See the Contacts section at the bottom of the page for open volunteer positions and job descriptions, or contact the Sports Commissioner for details.
COACHING: As always, we are entirely dependent on you as parents to help make this sport the best it can be by volunteering your time as a head coach, assistant coach, scorekeeper, or umpire. What better way to be involved with your children than to be a part of their team during the season? Without you, we cannot run this program!
BAA Tournaments and Playoffs:
BAA Playoffs and Tournaments are played for grades 2–12. They are an opportunity to celebrate how the players and team have made progress since the beginning of the season and have some healthy competition. Parents/Guardians will be notified in advance of the schedule’s final playoff week information.
Boys 2nd – 12th Grades
2nd - 3rd Grade Monday & Friday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
4th Grade Monday & Friday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
5th - 6th Grade Tuesday & Thursday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
7th - 9th Grade Monday & Friday
6:40 or 7:40 pm
10th - 12th Grade Thursday & Sunday
6:15 or 7:30 pm
2nd – 3rd Grades
Age Group 2nd - 3rd Grade
Experience The athletes will begin the night with a Skill Development Competition, followed by a game. Please arrive on time to participate at the published game time.
Game Fundamentals *Our emphasis at this level is to improve individual skills of each player, to ensure that all coaches are stressing skills in practice, and to provide a competitive situation to improve skills.
*Team play is also emphasized, with each Player sharing equally in the competition.
*Each game will have four 6-minute periods.
*For more details visit the Rule Book.
Where BPS Elementary Schools
Season Dates January - mid-March
Practice Days
GamesMonday | Friday
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm
Equipment *Tennis shoes and gym shorts.
*BAA provides a t-shirt/jersey for each player.
*Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $160.00
4th Grade
Age Group 4th Grade
Experience The athletes will begin the night with a Skill Development Competition, followed by a game. Please arrive on time to participate at the published game time.
Game Fundamentals *Our emphasis at this level is to improve individual skills of each player, to ensure that all coaches are stressing skills in practice, and to provide a competitive situation to improve skills.
*Team play is also emphasized, with each player sharing equally in the competition.
*Each game will have four 6-minute periods.
*For more details visit the Rule Book.
Where BPS Elementary Schools
Season Dates January - mid-March
Practice Days
Games Monday | Friday
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm
Equipment *Tennis shoes and gym shorts.
*BAA provides a t-shirt/jersey for each player.
*Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $160.00
5th – 6th Grades
Age Group 5th - 6th Grade
Experience The athletes will begin the night with a Skill Development Competition, followed by a game. Please arrive on time to participate at the published game time.
Game Fundamentals *Our emphasis at this level is to improve individual skills of each player, to ensure that all coaches are stressing skills in practice, and to provide a competitive situation to improve skills.
*Team play is also emphasized, with each Player sharing equally in the competition.
*Each game will have four 6-minute periods.
*For more details visit the Rule Book.
Where BPS Middle School Gyms
Season Dates January - March
Practice Days
GamesTuesday | Thursday
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm
Equipment *Tennis shoes and gym shorts.
*BAA provides a t-shirt/jersey for each player.
*Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $160.00
7th – 9th Grades
Age Group 7th - 9th Grade
Experience
Game Fundamentals
Where BPS Schools
Season Dates January - mid-March
Days & Time Monday | Friday
6:40 pm or 7:40 pm
Equipment *Tennis shoes and gym shorts.
*BAA provides a t-shirt/jersey for each player.
*Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $170.00
10th – 12th Grades
Age Group 10th - 12th Grade
Experience
Game Fundamentals
Where BPS Schools
Season Dates January - March
Practice Days
GamesThursday | Sunday
6:15 pm or 7:30 pm
Equipment *Tennis shoes and gym shorts.
*BAA provides a t-shirt/jersey for each player.
*Coaches will have basketballs for the team to use.
Registration | Fees $170.00
CONTACTS:
Boys Basketball - Level Directors |
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| 2nd - 3rd Grade | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| 4th Grade | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| 5th - 6th Grade | OPEN - click for job description | Contact boysbasketball@baaonline.org if interested. | |
| 7th - 9th Grade | Andrew Clark | pineclutch@msn.com | |
| 10th - 12th Grade | OPEN - click for job description | Contact boysbasketball@baaonline.org if interested. | |
Boys Basketball Contacts |
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| Basketball Commissioner | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 or 612.371.1178 |
| Equipment Director | Floyd Getty | boysbasketballequipment@baaonline.org | 612.227.7726 |
| Referee Coordinator | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| Referee Head | Rick Zilka | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | 952.831.8695 612.371.1178 |
| Administrator | Stephanie Nicholson | admin@baaonline.org | 952.222.5162 |
| Scorekeeper | OPEN - click for job description | boysbasketball@baaonline.org | |
Boys Basketball Rule Book | Score Sheet | Rotation Sheet |
